Clinical Counselor

This position is located with the Behavioral Health Program within Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) at Marine Corps Base Quantico.  Incumbent serves as the Clinical Specialist within the Behavioral Health program, Community Counseling Center.

Major Responsibilities 

• Implements policies, conducts screenings, clinical counseling services and case management services for Behavioral Health Branch programs.
• Serves as the first point of contact for behavioral health services for active-duty Marines, retired military members, and the Reserve components of the military services, their families, and DOD civilians as space permits.
• Comprehensive counseling services, screening, clinical case management, individual, marital, group, and family modalities for problem areas amenable to brief solution-focused therapy.
• Reviews, develops, coordinates and provides case management services concerning Behavioral Health participants to include but not limited to anxiety, depression, stress, violence, coping and other factors which detract from an individual's behavioral health.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all Behavioral Health counseling treatment services, to include conducting screenings, determination of client's level of functioning, prognosis, treatment or need for appropriate referral.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments with emphasis on diagnosis and recommendation for treatment.  Conducts assessments, evaluations and studies of new, existing, and proposed programs to determine effectiveness and impact, and recommends changes or improvements in methods and procedures to diagnosis and develops treatment plans based on identified problems, psychosocial factors and treatment capabilities.
• Applies established therapeutic techniques, principles, theories and methods screens, evaluates and provides counseling for clients as indicated by interviews and assessment.  Assessments include complete psychosocial evaluations, risk assessments for behavioral health related issues.  Develops documents and presents identified problems and proposed treatment plans to individuals, groups and families.  Identifies or develops sources for needed therapy and other support services. Conducts assessments or evaluates policies and programs regarding short term, individual or conjoint counseling with individuals, families and groups.
• Uses a variety of modalities and techniques as appropriate for situations and clients.    Prepares required reports and records.  Informs appropriate points of contact of status, progress, duty limitations and ways to facilitate the treatment process.  Works with associated staff from work, school, and treatment facilities to ensure accurate and proper handling of cases.
• Administers a multi-modality comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment program to deal with Behavioral Health related issues. Provides evaluations for rehabilitation/treatment efforts, evaluates progress, adequacy of treatment and follow up.
• Plans, develops and implements programs designed to foster positive healthy relationships within the family structure. SME on Behavioral health issues relating to rehabilitation and treatment plans with projections for proposed changes to improve programming.  Evaluates community resources to determine availability, applicability and best utilization of services for potential implementation Marine Corps wide. Conducts ongoing review of treatment plans and treatment effectiveness to improve services.  Promotes and maintains communication and harmonious working relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies to develop and maintain good working relationships.
• Represents the Marine Corps, as required, at different forums concerning Behavioral Health.
• May work a fluctuating work schedule to complete work assignments outside of the typical work week and hours, to include weekends as necessary.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in one of the behavioral sciences, able to meet Credentialing and Privileging standards in MCO P1754.11 and SECNAV Instruction 1754.7A.
• Must have a current state license to practice independently as a Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Clinical Psychologist and must provide a photocopy with their application.
• Two years of post-graduate experience in various modalities and skill to provide individual, group, couples and family treatment/counseling. Ability to provide Behavioral Health related counseling services as well as comprehensive counseling and case management services to active duty and retired military members, the Reserve components of the military services, their families, and DOD civilians as space permits.
• Skill to provide comprehensive counseling services for: anxiety, depression, stress, violence, and coping areas amenable to brief solution-focused therapy. Knowledge of and skill to apply human social services principles and practices, family and group dynamics, human behavior and chemical dependency dynamics in providing counseling services.
• Knowledge of family structure, dynamics, needs and problems, interpersonal, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and psychological factors in relation to changing social patterns.  Diagnostic skills in areas of psychological pathology and psychosocial dynamics. Skill in program development, teaching and counseling.
• Knowledge of legal information pertaining to family relationships and laws protecting children and elders, as well as professional ethics of marriage, group, family and child counseling.
• Must be able to obtain & maintain a Tier 3 - National Agency Check with Inquiries and State Criminal History Repository Check (CNACI) background checks which are required for positions that involve working with children under the age of 18.